Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that the 2027 general election will be between the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Nigerian people. He stated this on Saturday during the commissioning of the departed Olusoji Adagunodo zonal secretariat of the party in Ibadan, the state capital, adding that his next political agenda would be […]

Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, has said that the arrest of the accountant general of the state, Julius Anelu, and two others is meant to cripple governance in the state. In a statement released on Saturday, the Commissioner said that from Monday, the state government would have been grounded and unable […]

Isaac Fayose, brother of a former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has pledged N50 million to anyone who can prove he was awarded contracts during his brother’s tenure, emphasising that his success comes from the Lord, not from any deals with his brother. He made this known in a video posted on his Instagram account […]

Ship offloading petroleum products into a tank farm The Nigerian Ports Authority said that two vessels with 40,766,400 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as PMS, arrived at Tincan Island Ports in Lagos State on Friday. NPA added that 10 vessels with different commodities including used vehicles, would arrive at the port between Friday, […]

The Nigeria Soybean Stakeholders Coalition has announced the target to increase Nigeria’s protein sufficiency by raising soybean usage in both livestock and human diets up to 80 percent. At the coalition’s inauguration in Lagos, the NSSC Chairman, Dr. Joe Dada, outlined a vision to increase soybean’s presence across various sectors, utilising its potential to fill […]

A former Deputy Governor of Delta State and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Amos Utuama, has died at the age of 77. It was learned that Utuama, a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, died in Warri in the early hours of Saturday after a protracted illness. The deceased was the […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its Third Quarter Capital Market Committee meeting. According to a statement by the SEC on Saturday, the meeting earlier fixed for November 14, 2024, was postponed to allow the commission to attend to urgent regulatory commitments. The CMC is an industry-wide body comprising the SEC, capital market operators, […]

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to tackling all forms of banditry, kidnapping, and other related criminality in the country. He stated this Saturday in Katsina State at the 9th Convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma. The President, however, said tackling insecurity was not the responsibility of the government alone, just as […]

The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has expressed deep concern over the recent detention of 32 children, reportedly arrested on August 3, 2024, during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kano and Kaduna states. In a statement on Saturday, the minister acknowledged public concern regarding the treatment, safety, and rights of these detained children, stating, “The […]

Former British Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom and takes charge of a Conservative Party reeling from its worst-ever election defeat. She […]